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Dr. Charles Townes statue facing Falls Park on the Reedy River

By Flickr Contributor on January 28, 2015

The recently unveiled statue of Greenville native, Charles Townes, the 1964 Nobel Prize winner in physics for his work on inventing the laser. Along with Mother Teresa, Dr. Townes is one of two individuals who have won the Nobel Prize and the Templeton Prize for religious advancement.

Dr. Townes, professor emeritus at Cal-Berkely, attended Greenville High, Furman University, and was born on his family farm just about three miles from this statue, where a hospital would later be built and became the spot where I was born, some 60 years later.

Note that the statue represents the historical moment where Dr. Townes, sitting on a park bench in Washington, DC scribbled some of equations necessary for invention of the laser, in this respresentation with a green light shining on the equation on the back of an envelope.
nobelprize.org/physics/laureates/1964/townes-bio.html

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*Update* Dr. Townes died yesterday, Tuesday, January 27, 2015, at the age of 99, in California – newscenter.berkeley.edu/2015/01/27/nobel-laureate-and-las…

Travelers Rest, South Carolina, USA

By Flickr Contributor on January 27, 2015

Photo by Jason A G

The view from the Swamp Rabbit Trail, towards the clock and Tandem Creperie and Coffeehouse, off of Main Street, Travelers Rest, South Carolina.

The clock honors Tom Keith of Arbor Engineering who was the driving force behind many of the streetscape improvements in Travelers Rest.

Christopher Park Gallery

By Mike Nice on January 26, 2015

Photo by Mike Nice

This recycled electronic component is one of the imaginative art pieces in the Christopher Park Gallery – recently moved upstairs on South Main Street across from Falls Park.

JFA Trail

By Mike Nice on January 25, 2015

Photo by Mike Nice

The recently opened JFA Trail in Pleasant Ridge County Park is a pleasant outing for either mountain bike or hiker. Hikers face bikers to avoid being surprised by a bicycle coming up from behind. The trail is directional and switches directions each month. This signpost helps to clarify where to find the trailhead.

This trail is dedicated to Jorge Francisco Arango. A generous man, awesome mountain biker, dog lover and best friend to many.
His friends and family along with the JFA Foundation, SORBA volunteers and Greenville County built this trail so that others may enjoy his favorite sport and his love for friends and dogs.

April 2014

A Walk in the Park

By Mike Nice on January 24, 2015

Photo by Mike Nice

After a very cold and rainy Friday end of the week, everyone is looking forward to a return of the sun and milder temperatures, similar to last weekend in Falls Park.

The Tool Shed

By Mike Nice on January 23, 2015

Photo by Mike Nice

I enjoy signs that match the business such as The Tool Shed on Poinsett Highway.

Clearing the Way

By Mike Nice on January 22, 2015

Photo by Mike Nice

Work began for the construction of the Cancer Survivors Park through nearly 200 volunteers donating their time by clearing the brush from the riverfront. The Cancer Survivors Park will fill in the space along the Reedy River between Cleveland Park and Falls Park.